Bayern Munich wins Champions League final ahead in the 60th minute at Wembley Stadium before Ilkay Gundogan levelled from the penalty spot eight minutes later after defender Dante fouled Marco Reus in the area Robben had missed two great chances in the first half reviving memories of last year and even of the 2010 World Cup final when the winger missed the Netherlands best chance when he came one on one with Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas and missed Even Bayern great Franz Beckenbauer the club s honorary president said on TV during halftime that evidently in the big games he just can t score But this time he could Robben ran onto Franck Ribery s backheeled flick on in the area and calmly slotted the ball past goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller to give Bayern its first Champions League victory since 2001 Bayern lost to Inter Milan in the 2010 final That s three finals and of course you don t want the stamp of a loser you don t want that tag Robben said It was a sense of finally It was unbelievable I can t describe what s going through my mind Robben also set up the first goal for Bayern taking a pass from Ribery and drawing Weidenfeller out toward the touchline before squaring for Mandzukic who could hardly miss from a few yards out But the lead didn t last long Dante clumsily clattered into Reus in the area and Italian referee Nicola Rizzoli pointed to the spot Gundogan sent Manuel Neuer the wrong way before calmly slotting his spot kick into the right side of the net Disappointment But Dortmund seemed to tire toward the end and Bayern had a couple of good chances before Robben s late winner It s hard to deal with the disappointment right now especially if you concede the goal in the 89th minute Dortmund defender Mats Hummels said In the end we had become a little tired and Bayern took advantage The European Cup title caps a spectacular season for Bayern which broke a host of Bundesliga records in running away with the German league title finishing an unprecedented 25 points ahead of second place Dortmund It can still complete a treble as it faces Stuttgart in the German Cup final next Saturday Regardless of that result coach Jupp Heynckes will leave the German powerhouse in perfect style Heynckes who is stepping down at the end of the season won his second Champions League trophy after leading Real Madrid to the title in 1998 He will be replaced by Pep Guardiola next season but the former Barcelona coach will have a hard time improving on this Bayern side which dismantled the Spanish giants 7 0 on aggregate in the semifinals It s incredible what the team had achieved in the last few years And today we were finally rewarded We had to overcome a lot of setbacks Bayern captain Philipp Lahm said There was so much pressure it was enormous After you lose two finals if you

Danny Koevermans could return to Toronto FC this weekend Koevermans return with TFC may be delayed Koevermans set to return PLAYER STATS Danny Koevermans Dutch striker Danny Koevermans could return to action for Toronto FC this weekend after all It looks like after a bit of a scare he should be right which will be a big boost for everybody manager Ryan Nelsen said after practice Friday We know how dangerous Danny can be so we re really looking forward to having him be part of the squad again Earlier in the week Nelsen said Koevermans was in doubt because he had tweaked his other knee in practice The 34 year old has not seen first team action since tearing up his knee last July in New England He was said to be good to go last weekend but the team elected to hold him back because the game was back in New England and on artificial turf Toronto 1 7 4 hosts the Philadelphia Union 5 5 3 on Saturday Toronto hopes to snap a five game losing streak and 10 game winless slide in league play Logan Emory Justin Braun Richard Eckersley and Stefan Frei remain unavailable through injury In other news Nelsen said the deal to get veteran Israeli defender Tal Ben Haim has fallen through because of money issues The Associated Press 2013 Share Tools Report Typo Send Feedback Latest soccer Stories Canadian born soccer player Sydney Leroux alleges racial taunts in Toronto Sydney Leroux a Canadian born U S international has accused fans in Toronto of racially taunting her at Sunday s Canada U S women s soccer international more Jose Mourinho signs on again to manage Chelsea Jose Mourinho expects to be hired a second time as Chelsea manager by the end of the week confirming widespread speculation that he will replace interim coach Rafa Benitez more Neymar makes FC Barcelona even stronger Neymar will be introduced Monday by FC Barcelona and sign a five year contract which will see the Brazilian international form a formidable attacking partnership with Lionel Messi more U S makes short work of Canada in women s friendly Alex Morgan scored twice to lift world No 1 ranked United States to a 3 0 victory over Canada s women s soccer team Sunday in Toronto in a game billed as The Rematch more Edmonton among cities to host women s U 20 World Cup Toronto Montreal Moncton and Edmonton will play host to the 2014 FIFA U 20 Women s World Cup more More Headlines more soccer stories video audio OPINION All Contributors de Vos Reed Nigel Reed U S rematch not the end game for Canadian women May 30 2013 3 30 PM Scott Regehr Soccer s Canadian Championship still has bite May 28 2013 3 19 PM Ben Rycroft Canada Soccer sets sight on high level coach May 25 2013 8 36 PM Ben Rycroft Time for Dwayne De Rosario Team Canada to part ways May 23 2013 7 08 PM More Opinion Hockey Night Online

Danny Koevermans' return with TFC may be delayed Golf Home PGA PGA Home Leaderboard Tournaments Stats Money List LPGA LPGA Home Leaderboard Tournaments Stats Money List Champions Champions Home Leaderboard Tournaments Stats Money List European European Home Leaderboard Tournaments Stats Money List Web com Web com Home Leaderboard Tournaments Stats Money List Opinion Video Photos Think Golf Golf on CBC Tennis Tennis Home ATP ATP Home Results Tournaments Stats WTA WTA Home Results Tournaments Stats Opinion Video Photos Tennis on CBC Track Field Track Field Home Opinion Video Photos Track Field on CBC Danny Koevermans return with TFC may be delayed Has been out for more than 10 months due to knee surgery The Canadian Press Posted May 29 2013 5 55 PM ET Last Updated May 29 2013 6 07 PM ET Danny Koevermans has not played since tearing up his knee last July in New England Winslow Townson Getty Images Related Related Stories Danny Koevermans set to return for Toronto FC TEAM PAGE Toronto FC PLAYER STATS Danny Koevermans Toronto FC fans hoping to see Danny Koevermans much missed goal celebration may have to wait a little longer The Dutch striker who has been out for more than 10 months due to knee surgery is in doubt for his comeback game Saturday against the visiting Philadelphia Union He twinged his other knee so he s in doubt manager Ryan Nelsen said Wednesday after Koevermans missed practice It s a really minor thing Koevermans 34 has not played since tearing up his knee last July in New England Toronto has gone 2 17 8 in MLS play in his absence The big striker who has 17 goals in 26 games for TFC has been raring to go for weeks and has looked sleek in practice Backup goalkeeper Stefan Frei missed practice again after being injured in practice last week At the time he said he had been cleated but the problem is now said to be a hamstring Frei was slated to have a scan later Wednesday Nelsen is hopeful the injury is minor and that the goalie should be available next week The news is not so good for fullback Richard Eckersley who has been out since April 6 after injuring his hamstring celebrating a goal by teammate Darel Russell The English defender who has missed nine games already re tore the hamstring Eckersley s a long way away said Nelsen Logan Emory is sidelined by a bone bruise on his foot while fellow defender Danny Califf the victim of a virus is expected back in training Thursday Striker Justin Braun coming back from an ankle knock trained by himself Wednesday Nelsen called him day to day The good news for Nelsen is that Russell is back training giving him a choice of three fullbacks including Ryan Richter and Ashtone Morgan Nelsen has shifted captain Darren O Dea from centre back to left back the last two games playing Steven Caldwell and Doneil Henry in the middle with Richter on the right O Dea was on

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Danny Koevermans set to return for Toronto FC 2012 The Canadian Press Posted May 28 2013 2 52 PM ET Last Updated May 28 2013 2 50 PM ET Danny Koevermans of Toronto FC right is seen battling the New England Revolution on July 14 2012 the match in which he was injured Winslow Townson Getty Images Related Related Stories TEAM PAGE Toronto FC PLAYER STATS Danny Koevermans Striker Danny Koevermans will likely come off the bench this weekend in his return from a 10 month absence due to a knee injury The Dutch forward is expected to see action Saturday when Toronto FC 1 7 4 hosts the Philadelphia Union 5 5 3 Koevermans has been sidelined since tearing up his knee last July 14 in New England TFC has gone 2 17 8 in MLS play in his absence Going into Saturday s game Toronto has lost five straight in league play and is winless in 10 Philadelphia is coming off a 5 3 loss in Montreal The Canadian Press 2013 Share Tools Report Typo Send Feedback Latest soccer Stories Canadian born soccer player Sydney Leroux alleges racial taunts in Toronto Sydney Leroux a Canadian born U S international has accused fans in Toronto of racially taunting her at Sunday s Canada U S women s soccer international more Jose Mourinho signs on again to manage Chelsea Jose Mourinho expects to be hired a second time as Chelsea manager by the end of the week confirming widespread speculation that he will replace interim coach Rafa Benitez more Neymar makes FC Barcelona even stronger Neymar will be introduced Monday by FC Barcelona and sign a five year contract which will see the Brazilian international form a formidable attacking partnership with Lionel Messi more U S makes short work of Canada in women s friendly Alex Morgan scored twice to lift world No 1 ranked United States to a 3 0 victory over Canada s women s soccer team Sunday in Toronto in a game billed as The Rematch more Edmonton among cities to host women s U 20 World Cup Toronto Montreal Moncton and Edmonton will play host to the 2014 FIFA U 20 Women s World Cup more More Headlines more soccer stories video audio OPINION All Contributors de Vos Reed Nigel Reed U S rematch not the end game for Canadian women May 30 2013 3 30 PM Scott Regehr Soccer s Canadian Championship still has bite May 28 2013 3 19 PM Ben Rycroft Canada Soccer sets sight on high level coach May 25 2013 8 36 PM Ben Rycroft Time for Dwayne De Rosario Team Canada to part ways May 23 2013 7 08 PM More Opinion Hockey Night Online Watch Now Blackhawks put Kings in 0 2 series hole Watch Now NHL Highlights Blackhawks put Kings in 0 2 hole PODCAST Hockey Night Online on iTunes Radio Weekdays 3 5 pm ET on SiriusXM Hockey Night Radio with Rob Pizzo French Open Tennis Tennis Daily scoreboard schedule ATP Results from men s

Canadians champion swimming, athletics at Parapan Am Games Alta earned Canada s first gold medal in swimming with a win in the women s 200 metre freestyle in the S14 sport class for athletes with an intellectual disability It was Canada s second gold medal at the Games I really wanted to show Canada what I could do said Kasko This is my 13th year of swimming and I was aiming for something big My legs were strong and I cut down on my gliding with my arms Jana Murphy of Victoria was third in the race The Canadian athletics team opened competition Monday with four medals and two new Canadian records It was awesome so awesome said David Greig a coach for Athletics Canada The athletes rose to the occasion and along with the medals we also had a number of Canadian records and personal bests It s such a young team and I m very impressed Isaiah Christophe of Brampton Ont Jackie Marciano of Halifax Kevin Strybosch of London Ont and Kyle Whitehouse of St Catharines Ont all won medals while Braedon Dolfo of Langley B C and Alister McQueen of Calgary raced to new Canadian records Strybosch won silver in the men s F37 javelin His toss of 39 40 metres broke the Parapan American Games record On the track Whitehouse and Christophe took silver and bronze respectively in the men s T38 and T54 classification 100 metre finals Marciano won bronze in the men s amputee 400 metres final in a time of 57 13 He was able to lean by Rob Brown of the United States to secure a podium finish I m so happy I just saw at the end he was dying so I leaned and finished in third said Marciano Canada collected two medals in two other races as well In the women s S9 100 breaststroke Hanna Smith of Calgary and Kennedy Pasay of Leduc Alta took silver and bronze respectively I thought I definitely had a good race said Smith This was my only race of the competition and I felt some pressure to do really well I really saw the improvement coming over the past two weeks in training Adam Rahier of Nanaimo B C and Maxime Rousselle of St Alexandre Que were also second and third in the S14 100 freestyle Canada s other three medals were bronze earned by Danielle Kisser of North Delta B C in the women s S6 100 breaststroke Thomas Swinkels of Lower Sackville N S in the men s S9 100 breaststroke and Chris Sergeant of Kingston Ont in the men s S8 50 freestyle And for the second consecutive day all four of Canada s team sports in action Monday went undefeated both men s and women s wheelchair basketball and goalball The Canadian Press 2011 Share Tools Report Typo Send Feedback video audio OPINION All Contributors Wharnsby Friedman Hockey Night in Canada Tim Wharnsby Rask out to save day for Bruins again Jun 3 2013 12 32 PM

Canada's Athlete of the Year | CBC Sports of the deepest fields in history Cochrane made three finals in three hotly contested events 400 800 and 1 500 metre freestyle He set a new Canadian record in the first while finishing fifth and won silver medals in the other two events One of the new Speedo poster boys along with Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte of the United States Cochrane is an aquatic superstar Dwayne De Rosario From Scarborough Ont De Rosario had what is arguably his finest season in Major League Soccer Sixteen goals and 12 assists with three different clubs it culminated with his naming as the MLS MVP for the first time In addition De Rosario has 19 international goals for Canada which ties him all time with Dale Mitchell He is leading the Canadians into the next round of qualifying for the 2014 FIFA World Cup De Rosario might be the best soccer player in the country s history Erik Guay From Mt Tremblant Quebec Guay stakes a claim to being the premier alpine racer in Canada s history In 2011 he won the world downhill championship on a tough course in Germany He also had a couple of World Cup podium finishes and has moved past Ken Read to sit behind Steve Podborski on the all time list Guay is a factor every time he races in a very deep field of competitors Hickstead and Eric Lamaze It was a tragic end to a brilliant career and an equally brilliant season This one is not about the sympathy vote Under Lamaze s guidance Hickstead remained the No 1 ranked show jumping horse in the world in 2011 He had prestigious Grand Prix wins in Rome and La Baule France Hickstead also won the richest event in the sport the CN International at Spruce Meadows for the second time Lamaze and Hickstead were also close silver medallists at the FEI Grand Prix Final in Leipzig Germany Lamaze and Hickstead were inseparable and as a tandem they were the very best in the world this season and maybe for all time Devon Kershaw Kershaw a native of Sudbury Ont is an amazing athlete in a sport that doesn t get a ton of play in Canada That said cross country skiing is the most contested winter sport of all in Europe It s tough to win which is what Kershaw did with some amazing regularity in 2011 First there was the Tour de Ski through Germany and Italy Kershaw won medals in four of the 10 stages and took one gold Then he combined with Alex Harvey in the team sprint to win Canada s first ever gold medal at the world championships before 100 000 fans in Oslo Norway Simply put Devon Kershaw is one of the best athletes in one of the most competitive sports on the face of the earth Christine Nesbitt There is no better speedskater anywhere Nesbitt who was born in Australia but grew up in London Ont had a

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